RECRUITING

Skills to Enhance Positivity in Suicidal Youth

Study Overview

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Description

This is a Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation design. Specifically, this study proposes to test the effectiveness of STEP in reducing suicidal events and ideation in 216 adolescents, admitted to inpatient psychiatric care due to suicide risk. Participants will be randomized to either STEP or ETAU. STEP involves 4 in-person sessions (3 individual, 1 family) focused on psychoeducation regarding positive and negative affect, mindfulness meditation, gratitude, and savoring. Mood monitoring prompts and skill reminders will be sent daily for the first month post-discharge and three times a week for the following two months. The ETAU condition will receive reminders to log into a safety resource app, matched in frequency to the STEP group. Effectiveness aspects of the design include using clinical staff as interventionists and having very few exclusion criteria.

Official Title

Skills to Enhance Positivity in Adolescents at Risk for Suicide

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-10-04
Study Completion:2026-09-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04994873

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years to 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Ages 12- 60 years
  2. * hospitalized on an inpatient psychiatric unit due to suicide risk
  3. * past month suicide attempts or suicidal ideation
  4. * proficient in English (parent either English or Spanish
  5. * access to a smart phone.
  1. * active psychotic disorder
  2. * significant cognitive impairment or deficits
  3. * ward of the State
  4. * discharge to residential facility.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Anthony Spirito, PhD
CONTACT
4013692435
anthony_spirito@brown.edu
Shirley Yen, PhD
CONTACT
4013787315
shirley_yen@brown.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
United States
Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906
United States
Bradley Hospital
Riverside, Rhode Island, 02903
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Brown University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-10-04
Study Completion Date2026-09-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-10-04
Study Completion Date2026-09-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Suicide, Attempted